Registered third parties
Dear Stockton on Tees Council,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
For the years 2016 and 2017, please provide a list of registered third parties - regulated by the Electoral Commission - that have requested electoral registers and/or electoral register updates, overseas voters lists, and/or absent voters lists.
For each registered third party, please provide details on what they requested and when they requested it. Please also indicate whether their requests were fulfilled.
I would like to receive this information in an electronic format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I can refine the request. If you need any clarification, please contact me. I look forward to receiving a response in 20 working days. Many thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Jenna Corderoy
Dear Jenna Corderoy
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 1734/1718
Thank you for your correspondence received on 02 February 2018. In
response to your request I can now provide the following information.
Electoral Registration Returning Officer does not carry out the duties on
behalf of the local authority but in his own personal capacity. A list of
public bodies and local authorities that are subject to the provisions of
the Freedom of Information Act is available at the following website:
[1]https://www.gov.uk/make-a-freedom-of-inf...
As you will see, the Freedom of Information Act does not list any person
appointed under the Representation of the People Act 1983. It follows that
the Electoral Registration Officer, Returning Officer or any other person
appointed under the Act are not subject to the provisions of the Freedom
of Information Act.
Notwithstanding that there is no statutory obligation to provide this
information, please find below a response to your request:
For the years 2016 and 2017, please provide a list of registered third
parties - regulated by the Electoral Commission - that have requested
electoral registers and/or electoral register updates, overseas voters
lists, and/or absent voters lists.
Voter Consultancy Ltd.
For each registered third party, please provide details on what they
requested and when they requested it. Please also indicate whether their
requests were fulfilled.
Voter Consultancy Ltd. - Full Register, monthly updates, Overseas List,
Absent Voters List – requested 9 March 2016 – sent 15 March 2016
Voter Consultancy Ltd. - Full Register and Absent Voters List - requested
15 June 2016 – sent 20 June 2016
Voter Consultancy Ltd. - Full Register, monthly updates, Overseas and
Absent Voters List – requested 23 November 2016 – sent 6 and 7 December
2016
If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.
However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you can submit a complaint to
[2][email address]
If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Website:
www.ico.org.uk.
The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Alison Croymans
Information Governance Team
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
[3][email address]
[4]www.stockton.gov.uk
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